Many of you have watched Pirates of the Caribbean and have known something about pirates.The 19th of September has been declared worldwide as the day to talk like a pirate.Plenty of people have celebrated it thanks to the publicity (宣传) on the Internet.

　　First staged in 1998, the Boryeong Mud Festival is an attraction that pulls more than a million visitors to the South Korean city.As you all know, the town is said to be rich in minerals, so there is no shortage of mud.Mud is trucked onto Daecheon Beach for tourists and locals to enjoy the festival to their best.

　　The Monkey Buffet Festival is held in Thailand to develop tourism.It's an annual feast held for about 600 monkeys.The Monkey Buffet Festival is held in honor of the Hindu gods Ram and Hanuman and involves 3,000 kilograms of vegetables and fruits being laid out for monkeys to stuff themselves.

　　1．What does the underlined word "bizarre" in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

　　A．Dangerous.　　　　 　B．Strange.

　　C．Scary. D．Familiar.

　　解析：选B　词义猜测题。根据对那些节日的描述，可知它们都是一些不同寻常、怪异的节日，故选B。

　　2．If a participant wants to win in the rolling cheese race, he/she should ________.

　　A．roll as much cheese down the hill as possible

　　B．find the largest piece of cheese rolling downhill

　　C．perform the best grimace when chasing the cheese　

　　D．be the first one to catch the cheese rolling downhill　

　　解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第二段的"The winner is the first one to reach and catch the cheese."可知应选D。

　　3．According to the writer, a girl above 17 should be careful when enjoying ________.

　　A．the worldwide championship of wife lifting

　　B．the world championship of grimaces

　　C．the Boryeong Mud Festival

　　D．the Monkey Buffet Festival

　　解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第四段的"According to the rules, any woman above 17 is considered as a wife, so if you are within this age, take care while visiting this country during the month of July."可知应选A。

4．Which of the following pictures shows the festival in honour of the Hindu gods Ram and Hanuman?